Effect of education and pill count on hemoglobin status during prenatal care in Nepalese women: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-466

  Adhikari, Kamala ^b   Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^a   Pradhan, Neelam ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anemia; Education; Hemoglobin; Pill count; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 67650508544     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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